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Travel Blogs from Gunnison

Gunnison CO is in the heart of the Colorado Rockies and the drive there was mostly uphill but our trusty RV managed just fine. We only had two nights and one day in Gunnison and we had to make a choice. Should we go to the Black Canyon National Park which would have been a 60 mile round trip drive to park entrance, or should we spend the day hiking nearer ...

Night 28: Deep Colorado From Mesa Verde NP to Gunnison, CO Today we made 260 miles in a generally L shaped route, as the mountains dictated. Weather was good. Mostly sunny with one tiny little sprinkle for a few seconds. Temps varied slightly along the route but never passed the low 80's. Today we explored the beautiful southwest corner of Colorado in no hurry. We began our day in Mesa Verde NP having been left unmolested by the cinnamon colored bear. (See yesterday's post.) ...

... needed protein. We have a big mountain coming up on route. I found some drink mix for helping with acclimation. Hey, I'm willing to give anything a try at this point. Today was an easy day of riding and we got to the camp before sunset despite our very late departure in Gunnison. We had pooled our money together at the grocery store there, and Chris was excited to make veggie fajitas for dinner. ...

... a bunch of feeders hanging in front so the hummingbirds were zipping around like crazy. He told us that, once a year, there's a huge bike tour that comes through and everyone stops in and buys up all of his pies. He made 50 pies this year and sold them all within an hour. He could have made 100 and sold them all. Cyclists are not shy about calories. Kirsty purchased a slice to go. We set off and tackled some hills right away. Kirsty took the front and easily pulled ...

Steve- the ride to the mountain and trails tooknus throught some excellent scenery supported by spa hotals and facilities. We stopped and wished we had gone further the day before and stayed at one of these places. Anyway onwards and up yhe mountain to yhe hancock pass. This turned proper trickyand was very technical even for our proper ...